IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 06.04.2026 Ram Kumar ...Appellant(s)

Vs.

Ram Kumar ...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. Shyam Singh Chhokar, Advocate for the appellant.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J.

Plaintiff is in Second Appeal against the concurrent judgments and decrees of the learned District Courts; whereby suit filed by the appellant for possession (Symbolical) by way of pre-emption of agricultural land measuring 9K-16M/suit land as described in the plaint alongwith all rights appurtenant thereto and therein, on payment of Rs.1,60,000/-, has been dismissed by both the District Courts.

2. The pleaded case of the appellant was that one Bhupal Singh was owner of the suit land. Bhupal Singh executed a Gift Deed in favour of his minor son Mange Ram, as a result of which, Mange Ram became owner of the suit land. However, Defendant/respondent/Ram Kumar had filed a Suit for specific performance against Bhupal Singh which was decreed on 13.12.2007 and Sale Deed No. 230 dated 04.05.2010 was executed in favour of the defendant. Whereas, Appellant has been cultivating the suit land since 1990 and has been paying batai to Bhupal